The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 37

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 37

“Hey, wait! Hold on a second!”
Following Kang Han’s instructions, I quickly called out to Jang Su Ho, who was about to head toward the Swampland.
“I’m sorry, Guild Master. I forgot to give Jang Su Ho his pre-dungeon healing earlier.”
I made up the excuse on the spot and grabbed his wrist, which was exposed between the gaps of his combat gear.

[ Activating skill ‘Dark Purification’. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to the target’s special constitution. ]
[ Health 1 → Purification Rate 1% ]

The efficiency was on an entirely different level compared to when I purified Han Ji Sung.
I consumed my health of ’25’ to activate the skill.

[ Purification successful! ]
[ Target’s dark addiction rate: 20% ]
[ The madness of the target’s abnormal status ‘Berserker’ has weakened. ]

My intuition was correct after all.
Ever since I saw that Jang Su Ho’s Berserker mode was classified as an abnormal condition, I’d only been speculating vaguely.
But this opportunity confirmed it.
Jang Su Ho’s Berserker mode was caused by darkness addiction.
I’ll need to conduct more experiments later to understand the details, but for now, the probability of losing rationality to madness has dropped significantly.
Jang Su Ho was ready.
“Go! Hellhound Number One!”
Show them your power!
But Jang Su Ho still hesitated.
Not knowing his exact condition, he was still afraid.
I smiled at him reassuringly to calm his nerves.
“I’ll fry them for you, remember?”
“Oh, right!”
Only then did Jang Su Ho straighten his shoulders slightly and walk slowly into the Swampland.
He clenched his massive fists tightly.
“He doesn’t have a shield?!”
I regret it now.
How could I not have known that Shield lacked a shield, something so essential to him?!
I watched Jang Su Ho begin pounding the crocodiles, mentally resolving to buy him at least a B-rank shield once this guerrilla raid was over.
“He’s surprisingly good at this?”
Yang Hwa Yeon whistled softly and offered her observation.
Well, he’s the boss Hellhound after all.
He should be able to do at least that much.
“That one! That one’s huge!”
“Flip it over and tear open its belly, boss!”
Hellhound Two and Three cheered excitedly, rooting for Jang Su Ho.
“His control over the madness seems better than expected, and he’s completely different from before?”
Yang Hwa Yeon, who only remembered Jang Su Ho as he was in the Taesan Guild, grew increasingly astonished as she spoke.
It was because Jang Su Ho, who had hesitated at first due to lack of confidence, began to soar as his confidence grew.
Then Yang Hwa Yeon, arms crossed, asked Kang Han, who was watching Jang Su Ho’s battle.
“But won’t this make the raid take longer? Is that okay?”
The performance in a guerrilla Dungeon raid is determined by time.
It’s a speed game of sorts—which Guild clears the Gate fastest.
But Kang Han kept his eyes on Jang Su Ho as he spoke.
“The monster count is being controlled appropriately, so there’s no problem. Time isn’t what matters.”
I couldn’t hide my satisfaction.
Even Kang Han’s rigid way of thinking, which seemed like it would break, had undergone a change toward flexibility.
“What’s more important than performance is actual gain. The Justice Guild is at a point where experience is needed.”
Exactly, that’s what I’ve been saying!
“Those kids deserve to become stronger.”
Those words carried profound weight.
Pride in my guild members who had trained relentlessly to grow stronger despite having nothing, and self-reproach for failing to guide them properly.
It all lay beneath the surface.
Pop!
With a sound like a bursting balloon, the seventh crocodile breathed its last.
“Huff, puff. Kang Han, I’m fine!”
Jang Su Ho, drenched head to toe in the murky swamp water, came rushing toward us with a beaming grin.
“Han Ji Sung, you should conserve your stamina this time.”
“Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.”
Han Ji Sung’s magic wasn’t meant to be wasted on small fry like these.
Han Ji Sung seemed equally pleased by the younger guild members’ performance, his expression brightening as he replied.
“Brother! Did you see? Doesn’t it feel refreshing?”
As Jang Su Ho rushed right up to him, Kang Han sidestepped.
Right—no matter how much he cherished this junior and fellow guild member, he couldn’t embrace him fresh from playing in filthy water.
I fully understood that sentiment.
Kang Han stowed the sword he’d been gripping in his subspace pocket.
Then, passing Jang Su Ho, he walked straight toward the swamp.
Ah, so it’s Kang Han’s turn now.
Yang Hwa Yeon called out to him with amusement in her voice.
“You weren’t planning to let the kids handle all of them?”
Kang Han answered tersely.
“I need to grow stronger too.”
With that, he submerged his right hand into the swamp’s edge.
The crocodiles, which I’d expected to charge at another hunter, seemed to develop question marks floating above their heads.
The transformation began in Kang Han’s eyes.
In those green eyes like a jungle’s verdant forest, yellow sparks crackled and burst, and soon his entire iris flooded with gold.
And the moment power surged into his right arm.
Kraaaaaah!
Kreeeegh!
Gack, keeegh!
With a cacophony of agonized shrieks, the crocodiles at the swamp’s edge vanished one by one.
“He spread an electric current through the swamp itself.”
So that was possible.
Well, the swamp is water after all.
If we ever enter an underwater Dungeon, Kang Han might be unbeatable.
“That guy trained so intensely for this.”
“Terrifying. So that’s what an S-rank looks like.”
“I got chills just now.”
The crocodiles’ symphony of agony didn’t last long before it ended.
And once all the monsters guarding the swamp had vanished, the swamp itself disappeared.
The swampland that had existed mere moments before now revealed itself like earth that had never harbored life—its surface split and cracked down to the bedrock.
And scattered across that desolate expanse lay several items.
Remnants left behind by the fallen monsters.
I rushed forward faster than anyone else to examine their details.

[ Crocodile Hide ( D )
: Material for armor crafting. ]

[ Crocodile Fang ( D )
: Upgrade material for martial combat weapons. ]

Since the dead crocodiles hadn’t been high-ranked, the items they dropped reflected that.
What hunters called “junk loot.”
But there was quite a lot of it.
At this rate, I could rake in a decent profit.
‘Could this be my skill’s effect?’

[ The skill “Squeeze Blood from a Stone” applies equally to all members of your affiliated Guild. ]

The system answered promptly.
Ah, so that’s how it works.
Profitable indeed.
“Everyone, hurry and collect them all!”
There was no time to leisurely appraise each item individually.
The boss monster, which had been lounging about sunbathing while the swamp existed, had awakened.
The Crocodile King’s turbid, enormous eyes darted about, taking in both us scurrying to gather items and the swampland that had withered away to nothing.
Boom, boom!
Each movement of its colossal body sent tremors through the earth.
Then it opened its massive maw and unleashed a roar.
“KROOOOAAARRR!”
“Ugh!”
The cry was so deafening it made my ears ache.
And the system window alerted me with a warning.

[ The “Cunning Crocodile King” enters a state of rage! ]
[ The Crocodile King will not cease until all invaders who destroyed its kingdom are dead. ]
[ Due to the rage effect, the “Cunning Crocodile King’s” attack power increases by 30%! ]

The notification appeared for everyone simultaneously, and the guild members’ and Yang Hwa Yeon’s faces grew taut.
A C-rank boss monster’s attack power had increased by thirty percent.
I sensed instinctively that this battle would be grueling.
And the crisis didn’t end there.
“Grrrrr….”
Another sound erupted right beside me.
Jang Su Ho’s eyes, which moments ago had been rolling around in the puddle like an exuberant golden retriever, were gradually turning crimson.
The crocodile king’s roar had triggered Jang Su Ho’s berserker mode.
“Jang Su Ho.”
Fortunately, he hadn’t completely lost his sanity—he turned to look at me at the sound of my voice.
“Huff, huff, Yeo Joo, huff.”
He was fighting desperately against the encroaching madness, drawing deep breaths to maintain control.
I rose onto my toes and placed both hands on Jang Su Ho’s cheeks.
Then I attempted Dark Purification once more.

[ You use the skill ‘Dark Purification’. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to the target’s special constitution. ]
[ Target’s darkness addiction rate: 35% ]
[ The madness of the target’s abnormal status ‘Berserker’ diminishes. ]

Thank goodness. It worked.
The moment the purification skill took effect, the crimson hue faded from Jang Su Ho’s eyes.
“You’re okay. Do you understand, Jang Su Ho?”
Ding—

《 ♥ 17 》

Jang Su Ho’s affection surged dramatically.
“Huff, huff.”
His ragged breathing gradually steadied.
With his usual gentle expression restored, he turned to Kang Han and spoke.
“Sir, I think I can do this. Just tell me what to do.”

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